Featured Stories
Curated Collection #158
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Today, we’ve curated a selection of stories for your enjoyment. We appreciate your continued support, feedback on our previous posts, and your enthusiasm for the work of creative writers. Thank you for being a valued part of our writing and reading community.
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications support all levels of writers, from beginners to the most accomplished ones collaborating to delight readers. We are pleased that 20,000+ writers are registered with our publications, and some regularly send beautiful stories to delight our readers.
If you missed our previous collections, here are the last three we published this month.
We recently published the conduct guidelines for the Lampshade of Illumination. If you are using AI tools for writing and editing, the following article can be helpful. If you plan to contribute to the new publication, please review it before submitting your stories.
Publishing and Conduct Guidelines for the Lampshade of ILLUMINATION
Please also review the AI-generated content policy, as it is important for writers using AI software.
AI-Generated Content Policy for ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium
As Illumination readers prefer only human-generated content, we created a new publication to support our writers experimenting with these tools. The new publication is called the Lampshade of Illumination to support writers invested in AI tools.
If you are interested in contributing to this new publication, please send your Medium ID by adding a comment “Please add me to Lampshade” in our writer registration form.
All our publication rules apply to this one, too, so please review the onboarding pack especially review the photo handling policy.
For our new publications Illumination Gaming and Illumination Videos and Podcasts, the lead editor, Aiden, created curated collections selecting great stories. He believes you will find some engaging and informative pieces.
We recently celebrated Illumination’s 3rd anniversary. Illumination was established by Dr Mehmet Yildiz on 19 March 2020. Our editor Aiden compiled great stories in his piece and created a short YouTube video for us. My Tributes to Illumination’s 3rd Anniversary
Our new editor John D. Leavy posted three guiding stories for our new writers.
ILLUMINATION Editors Are Not Superhuman, But Their Efforts Are Herculean
The ILLUMINATION Editors Work Tirelessly Helping Authors Bring Their Stories to Life — Part 1
The ILLUMINATION Editors Work Tirelessly Helping Authors to Bring Their Stories to Life — Part 2
ILLUMINATION-Curators compiled engaging and informative stories from our unique pub Illumination-Curated, supporting experienced writers. ILLUMINATION Reading Club #2: Curated articles from writers of Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium for avid readers
Our aim for creating these collections is to give readers many options and to support writers in growing their audience by introducing them to avid readers on Medium and other platforms while offering enjoyable stories to interested readers.
Here is the latest collection from the ILLUMINATION Amplifiers.
Hand-Picked Articles #190, Hand-Picked Articles #191, Hand-Picked Articles #192, Hand-Picked Articles #193, Hand-Picked Articles #194
Sample collections posted by ILLUMINATION-Curator.
ILLUMINATION Reading Club, Curated Book Chapters of Illumination #01, Outstanding Stories — Volume 90, Outstanding Stories — Volume 91.
Sample collections posted by ILLUMINATION Amplifier.
The team posted 25 collections this year. Other collections from different editors
First editorial bulletin of ILLUMINATION Videos and Podcasts publication
10 Inspiring Stories Published on Illumination Gaming Publication
For new contributors, our publications support all levels of writers, from the most accomplished to beginners, to create collaboration and synergy on this platform.
Beginners gradually improve their skills by learning from the experience of accomplished writers. We don’t censor content as long as your stories meet Medium rules. Our rules are stated in the following policies.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz has interviewed several top writers. The new interview is with John D. Leavy, who is a published author of multiple books. An Interview with John D. Leavy, Best-Selling Author
Here are the last three samples.
If you are a regular writer and want to be featured or interviewed, please contact our chief editor on our Slack workspace.
Interviews with Writers of Medium
Medium seems to plan monetizing external readings in 2023. Our editor Aiden (Illumination Gaming), posted an informative story and created a YouTube video. My Perspectives on the Possible Monetization of External Views on Medium in a YouTube Video. We hope it happens in the new year.
New Writer Communication
Based on feedback from readers, we added new writer introductions and writing-related articles to the end of the collection. This post serves both readers and writers as a communication tool. The critical requirement for new writers is to review Master Copy: Onboarding New Writers.
A few writers forgot to add their Medium IDs, so we could not find them based on their names. Please re-apply, or when you get an invitation to Slack, contact our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz to give access to publications. We cannot add you to our pubs without your Medium profile name.
Illumination Integrated Publications include ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curated, ILLUMINATION’ S MIRROR, ILLUMINATION Book Chapters, Technology Hits, SYNERGY, Readers Hope, Illumination on YouTube, Illumination Gaming, the Lampshade of Illumination, ILLUMINATION’s Blog, and the personal publication of our chief editor EUPHORIA.
Readers might search for their favorite writer by pressing the Ctr+F key in the keyword or search tool in the browser.
Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
Magnesium: 5 Notable Benefits for Type II Diabetes Dr Mehmet Yildiz
School Should Teach Us These Eight Simple Things (Yet It Doesn’t) Tim Denning
Ever Wonder Why We All Think So Many Useless, Involuntary Thoughts? David Gerken
Benefits of Waking Up Early That Have Nothing to do With Being a Billionaire or a CEO Ayodeji Awosika
7 Priceless Lessons About Happiness I Wish I Knew About Earlier Sinem Günel
5 Things I Learned from The Happiest People in The World Anastasia Frugaard
What the Black Panther Party Taught Me About Being a Successful Investor Richelle Délia, PhD
Our Healthcare Needs A Scalable Interconnected Infrastructure, Not Merely Interoperability Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
Visitations From the Dead? Episode 1 Cedric Johnson, PhD
How Will You Be Smart In 2022? Dr. Preeti Singh
Happiness and Self Respect Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
Happiness and Self Respect
How self-respect and self-acceptance pave the way to happiness
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To Vocal.Media or Not to Vocal.Media? Carolyn F. Chryst, Ph.D.
Aspiring to Bourgeois Virtues Ellen Clardy, PhD
It May Be Time To Talk About Human Autonomy Christyl Rivers, Phd.
Will a Dumped Covert Narcissist Get Over You Quickly? Melissa Kalt, MD
Why You Need a Mini-Zen Garden and How to Create One Kristie Leong M.D.
Plan Your Holiday Menus Now Dr. Deborah M. Vereen
The Practical Secret of Positive Living Dr Michael Heng
How Our Society And Addiction Is Connected? Dr. Gabriella Korosi
Mystique of Chests Dr John Frederick Rose
Teens, Screens, and COVID-19(s): A Parent’s Quick Guide to Screen Sanity Dr. Cort Dorn-Medeiros
Why Great Leaders Saddle Up? Paul Myers MBA
Normal will never return Dwayne Adderley, MBA www.dwayneadderley.com
Check Out These Recent Real-Life Minecraft Creations Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Next for Twitter: Elon Musk Announces Long-Form Text and Monetization Jennifer Geer
The Toxic Masculinity of Late-Transitioning Transwomen Y. Vue
Dear Cancer, Thank You For Killing My Father Roxy Wright
Why Writers Need Personal Publications ILLUMINATION
The Dream Killer Annelise Lords
5 Ways to Beat Pandemic Blues! You, Me and Happiness
Ideology — A Crime Against the Soul Anthony Signorelli
The Evidence Was Right Under Their Eyes All The Time Aravind Balakrishnan
2 Rivers In Peril In One Thirsty State Arthur Keith
A Therapist Told Me, “I’m The Only One Who Can Help You” Bonnie Joy Sludikoff
Five Self-Love Reminders Surekha Chandrasekhar
Reflections of My History of Santana Cathy Coombs
Rebuilding The Walls Dave Richards
You Were Aasha Krishnan
How To Break Up With Junk Food Doug Timberlake
Harness The Power To Think For Yourself Jason Vu Nguyen
To Follow or Not to Follow Allison Bonilla
It’s Time You Consider Other Options to Transform Yourself into Who You Want to Be Jessey Anthony
Thich Nhat Hanh: The Monk Who Breathed Beyond the Boundaries Marc Farre
Thanks, Obama! It’s All Your Fault Marlon Weems
In 2022, I’m No Longer Writing For an Income Marlon Weems
80’s Fashions That Deserve A Comeback Misty Rae
People And Nature Are Interconnected Patrick OConnell
Grateful More for the Takeoff Than the Landing paulmartincurry
Our Oceans Are Dying Joe Merkle
Work Hat Off, Evolvement On Josephine Sorciere
Read This Story And Raise Money For Charity Julian Cosky
Do You Want to Learn How Slot Machines Work? Illumination Gaming
The 10 Commandments of Dating! Justin Stinnett
People May Think They Are Too Strong For COVID Floyd Mori
Most Popular Medium Titles/Subtitles of All Time Gokhan Yalcuk
Everything is Everything I. Trudie Palmer
Realm of Quarkopolis — Chapter 1 Kathy K
A Message from the Archangels Jodie Helm
Be Your Own Hero Kim Kelly
How To Make a Good Impression With a Quality Self-Introduction Email To Your Team Lucia Landini
Get Involved with Coffee Times Writing Competition to Help you Build Your Audience Rosa de Saron C.
I Built a Terrarium for my Mental Health Rose Malana
Bravery, What Does It Really Mean? Maria Rattray
London Bridge Is Falling Down. Tina Viju
My Mushroom Experience Upen Singh
9/11, the Cincinnati Bengals, and a Normal Day Wes Putnam
The Role Introverts should play in the coming Collapse of the United States Markus Scorelius
Technology, Sales, Innovation, Politics, and Betty White Jacquelyn Lynn
The Psychology of the “3 Reasons” Custom Content Genius Template Jeff the Content Coach
Would you like to increase the chance of writing viral articles and blogs in 2022? Illumination Gaming
Trees are Grieving Joachim Guth
10 Ways to Invest in Yourself and Build a Great Future Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Self-Reported Cases — a Poem Roxanne Barbour
Fasting Can Change Brain Chemistry Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Love is an Equation with Three Unknowns and this is the Best Way to Solve It Story Taller
’Tis The Season to be Taxed The Business Period
What Happens To Autistic Children? The Silent Wave
Meet Karen Madej on YouTube
Dyslexia Always a Learning Disability? At One Time It Might Have Been an Advantage Lawson Wallace
Three Tips to Eliminate Insulin Resistance and Shrink Waistline Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Start Saving Early For A Comfortable Retirement Lanu Pitan
Meet Lanu Pitan
Four Ways you can Take a Successful Athletes Approach Towards Stress Management Ange Dim
The Passing of Thich Nhat Hanh Brings an Opportunity for Presence Benjamin Carter
Do You Know Babies Are Born Equivalent To Carnivores And Thrive While Exclusively Drinking Breast… Rob Hourmont
The Purpose of the Editor Brooklyn Muse
Now Is The Time For You To Know 6 Signs That Your Productivity Is Down Nuno Campos
Take These Steps if You Want to Grow Your Audience C. L. Beard
Why Successful Entrepreneurs Hustle Slowly! Caryn Leach-Smith
Effectiveness of Stem Cell Therapies for Covid Patients Dr Mehmet Yildiz
First to Forgive Dave Smith
2 Things You Can Do To Defeat Fear Destiny S. Harris
How Forgiveness Can Help Your Mental Health Elle Blooms
Knowing This One Thing Will Change Your Life Elle Sommer
Platforms for Departure Frank Ontario
Nine Brilliant Ideas That Will Help Your Articles To Go Viral Hidayatullah
Should We Search for Our Soulmate? James Hollomon
2022 is the Year of Hiring! Jeannette Seibly
Trusted Leader: 8 Pillars That Drive Results Jim McAulay🍁
Building a Life We Don’t Need a Vacation From John Egelkrout
Should I Pursue a Doctor of Philosophy Degree? Julius Evans
Twenty Hard-Earned Life Lessons Kathryn Staublin
Break The Silence And Get Featured By Medium’s Editors Kristina God
How The Powerful Is Fueling The Collective Naiveté Of Society Llewellyn (Lew) Daniels
How My Best Friend Escaped From Narcissistic Abuse Mila
How I Spent 6 Months Solo Backpacking Across Europe Natalie Yap
Broken Thoughts NIDAA
Bill Gates’ “Think Weeks” Might Be Your Solution for Anything Noah Nelson
Is Cancer Preventable? Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Definitive Guide to Getting Work Paul Coogan
Experiences or Stuff — What Gives You Real Happiness? Purbita Chakraborty
Strong New Evidence Suggests a Virus Triggers Multiple Sclerosis Ruben Bouma
Solve These 7 Metabolic Issues to Shrink Waistlines and Protect Muscles Dr Mehmet Yildiz
If Sameer Verma
Tribute to the Beautiful Life of Auschwitz Survivor Eddie Jaku Sapna M
I’m Starting to Forget My Life Scott Leonardi
OSRS Shattered Relics League — First Look Sebastian Calderon
Be a Master, not a Jack. Shashi Sastry
Cheering Suntonu Bhadra
Pre-Dawn Ulf Wolf
What Made Me Read This Book End-to-end Within 24 Hours Vritant Kumar
Minimum Technique Maxim Benefit Larry Nowicki
If You Want To Read Only One Book On Money, Read This Book Prince Verma
Let’s Talk About Idiocysnracies of Teabagging in Gaming Illumination Gaming
Insightful Life Lessons from Personal Stories Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How To Be Unstoppable In Producing Content Dennis De Silva
How Do We Design Business Models for Planet, People, and Prosperity? Desiree Driesenaar
Truth, Fiction and Reality: Can We Fight Our Way Out of the Confusion? Donn K. Harris
And a Small Child shall Lead Us Donna Lynn
Girl Power — 1918 Douglas Pilarski
The Day Everything Changed Duncan Klein
The Thing About Democracy Eira Braun-Labossiere 🌻
7 Traits of Highly Creative People That Differentiate Them From Everyone Emmanuel A. Anderson
Police Officers Found Guilty and Complicit EP McKnight, MEd
How To Cope With The Inevitable Dry Spells Of Daily Writing Erin King
4 Unpleasant Places I Learned The Most Unbelievable Life Lessons Fatunla Samuel
Covid Virus Finally Infected Me Despite Intense Cautions. Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Asian Americans Are Facing More Racism Since COVID Floyd Mori
Here Is What Happened When I Experimentally Initiated Autophagy Decades Ago Dr Mehmet Yildiz
I Still Miss Your Big Hard Worker Squeezing Hands on My Face Francine Fallara
The Age of Unreason Frank Moone
The Problem With Interracial Dating… The Parents G Correia
Trump’s Dictator Morality Gadwall Jackson
The Nature of Knowledge Gavin Sher
Stop With the Expectations Gayle Kurtzer-Meyers
The Top 20 Entrepreneurial Books Of All Time Growth Lodge
What Does It Take To Resurrect A Writing Practice? Helen Cassidy Page
Turpentine Smile Iván Melicoff Abril
Here Is How I Defeated Chronic Inflammation via 9 Lifestyle Habits. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Thank you for reading these great stories 🙏
Previous Collections
ILLUMINATION Book Chapters Collections
Curated Book Chapters of Illumination #01 ILLUMINATION-Curator
Curated Book Chapters of Illumination #01
Hand-Picked Book Chapters #01 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
How To Create A 30,000 Words E-book In A Month Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Sample Collections by ILLUMINATION
ILLUMINATION on YouTube — New Publication
Illumination YouTube Coordinator created a new publication for YouTube enthusiasts who can display their videos on Medium. All writers are invited to submit their YouTube related posts.
ILLUMINATION Gaming Publication
If you missed the announcement of our new publication by Illumination Gaming, here is the link.
We look forward to your stories in ILLUMINATION Gaming.
Sample ILLUMINATION-Curated Collections
Featured Writers of ILLUMINATION
ILLUMINATION editors feature writers to bring them new readers. We will introduce more writers contributing to our publications soon. In the meantime, you might check out selected stories of these great storytellers.
Meet Dr. Gabriella Kőrösi on Medium Lady Dr. Gabriella Korosi
Please take the opportunity to explore the stories of these writers and support them with meaningful engagement.
Curated Writer Bios
You might also feature yourself by posting a writer bio like the stories in the attached collection that I compiled. We distribute them to our subscribers.
Curated Writer Bios
Learn about contributing writers of ILLUMINATION written by their pen
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Reading Club
ILLUMINATION-Curator introduced our new Reading Club. If you are a Medium member and don’t have writer access to our publications or Slack, you may request via this weblink.
We will add you to our Slack workspace upon approval of your writer application. We will also feature some of those shared stories in the club in our upcoming collections. So you may link your stories to the Reading Club channel on the Slack workspace.
We look forward to your participation.
Meet Interviewed Writers
Recently we interviewed Lawson Wallace and Dr. Preeti Singh.
Collection of Interviewed Writers
Attached is a collection of interviews conducted by our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz in the attached collection.
If you want to be interviewed, you can contact Dr. Yildiz on Illumination Slack workspace.
Writing Prompts and Challenges
Our prolific writers might consider joining these writing challenges to find new readers and increase their reading times.
If writers participate in these challenges, they might increase the chance of becoming a top writer in three months.
How to Become a Top Writer in Three Months on Medium
Besides, if one of your stories goes viral, you can earn a significant income. So it is a good idea to increase the chance of viral stories by following key rules. Dr Yildiz analyzed the viral stories and shared his findings.
What I Learned by Reviewing 100+ Viral Articles in 2021
Guiding Stories for New Writers
Dr Mehmet Yildiz guides new writers to increase their views and reading times answering frequently asked questions by new writers.
He posted an article about being a prolific writer as a full-time worker.
We look forward to your stories in ILLUMINATION Gaming.
Welcome New Writers Joining Us Recently
We are pleased to meet so many writers this week. Thank you for joining our publications. You will also receive an invitation to your email address, so please feel free to join our workspace to share your stories and collaborate with the 15K+ members.
Emmanuel Segui, Hyrule, Ivy the Ginger Ninja, Ceren Yılmaz, Elia, Larry Oliver, Colleen McManus Hein, Ethan Himka, Prabha Manepalli, Graham Lilley, Jason Chenard, Victoria Suzanne, Vis Kenmei, Glow UP, Peaches!, Wild Wombat, Dr. Teo Wan Lin, Max Wright, iamkakalamkk, Jamie Alvarenga, Antonello Mirone, Natasha Writena, Kelly Ronayne, Samridhi, Tayloe Denton, Sammie Eastwood, Talhasachal, Elena Jane, Neeraj Narayan, John Tan, Treat Thompson, Szymon Dudziński, Vanshika Sharma, Tiphany Kane, Jenna Marie, James Michael Wilkinson, No Ordinary Woman, Michelle Janosi, René Beauchemin — [he/him], Jan Carroza, Kate Abreu, Sarah Sandidge, Harsh Budholiya, Raymond L Burton, Paul G. Oliver, Circé Creates, Kate Abreu, Shannyn Schroeder — executive functions coach, Dan Rowell, Kaodi Mcgaw, Diana Pearce, Paige Holloway, Dalton Childs, Isaiah Etop🏅, Harshithrao, Sadi Safaraliev, Yin-Shang, ^ Debra Davis, Dan Rowell, Jay Martynov, Samuel Hallowell, Christianne Asper-Contant, Drew Kolz, Robert Archero, Ikada Mario, KeenanRIVALS, Sumeeta Chanda, Surekha Chandrasekhar, Mathea Ford, RDN, The Kidney Diet Expert, Julie Chan, Isaiah Etop, Salman J, Neetisha Khetan, Debra Davis, Dan Rowell, Jay Martynov, Samuel Hallowell, Christianne Asper-Contant, Drew Kolz, Nassos Michas, Patricia Jeanne, Pratish, Jayant Chaudhari, Deeptaketu Chatterjee, sudhanshu kumar, Sriram Parthasarathy, Dew Mal, Dale Swackhammer, Mark Stofanak, Marco Murgia, Anastasiia Soholovska, Pallavi Goswami, Michael Boyd, Bas Wallet, Nia Robinson, Romantic Philosophy, Beverly Garside, Meg MacMahon, Shannon Lee, Jan Marcel Kezmann, Dr. Ossama Khalaf, Mahir Khan, Molly Willett, Jenny Hansen Lane, Ides Parmentier, Prakriti Sharma, Alex B, Ciaran Callam, Shreyansh Sarkar, Site Dominion, Maria Zayed, Wyatt Goldwell, Sandeep More, KcGamBooks, Aysia C., MeadowMillz, AlinaM, Kelly Latimer, Angela M. Ambroise, Joel Zachary Down, Geoo, Alex, Ishaé 🦋, Lisa Spray, Robin Fritz — Change in Thoughtz, Boundless Purpose, Amulya Kandukuri, Bruce Tschannen, Options Dave, Abhishek Basu, Teresa Piccolo, Amanda Weir-Gertzog, Derya Y., Gladys Tan, Louis Bray, Gabriel Piemonte, Nuwan Bandaranayaka, Debra Saturday, Darnell Frazier, RFC®, CPRS™, CCFC, CFEI®, Carmen Ballesteros, Dhrubanka Sarma, Siddhant Saxena, Emily Porter, Simran Gujral, Jahnavi Sripada, Michael Istanbuli, Sweta Agarwal, Michelange Jean, Terryn Witherspoon-Woolfolk, Hilary Zeeuwen, W. Jon McClure, The Money Bull, Darien Tan, Ishan Gadkari, Hollie Flynn, Haben Joseph, Jae Kim, Guy Erez, AJCblogs, Oji Farrier, Mustehssun Iqbal, Jeannette Koczela Content Curator for Life Coaches, Plamen R., Hisho, Brett Tyler Gilchrist, L. M. Green, Hurmat Sadie, Gaurav Garg, Lincoln Olson, Deann the Bibliophile/Writer/Student of Life, Warren Chris Bulime, Patricia Rosa, Ellen Baker, QSB, Anu Maarit Simard, Mindscapes, Marina Zherebnenko, Anisa H., Yana G.Y., MCIM, D Grant Smith, Ozan Irturk, Mayalmaiva, Twin Powers, eMuse, Victor Cardenas, Matthew J. Koehler, Alberto, Charlotte James, Eric LaShun, Lucinda Munro Cook, Gabby Neych, Sarah Gall, Courtney Lavonne, Bikram Sarkar, Rachel Jamison, Lindsay Ripplinger, Nadia Tidona, Denise Miceli, Amelia Johne, Fares Darawshy, Margarida Afonso, Zoma, Tze Quan, Apurv Gupta, Gabe A, Lauren Coggins, Joseph Fung, Justin Kelley, McCaylee Putney, Felishia La-Shae, Harshal Agarwal, Hilbeth Jean Melencion, princess, David Tang, Martin Von Mars, Susie Winfield, Colleen Adrian, Tanusha Kaushik, Dylan Anderson, Surani Bandara, Saumya Gandhi, Curing Crime:, Etiris Magazine, Oona Metz, Jon Reiners, Shane B, Ilana Sparrow, Sam Chavez @ Knurdology, Sergey Cleftsow, Mad Midori, Erin Roberts, Erin Roberts, Milana Marsenich, owen, Sampath Medarametla, Waleed, Ranting Goddess, Dede Pajibo, Derek Hughes, Kelli Roberts, Teekay Rezeau-Merah, Chris Blogs, Chris Pretorius, Ryan Rucker, Notrex, Annie Forbes Cooper, Michelle Gilbert, T. V. Knight, Gerald Lombardo, Tamara Hull, Simona Stefanescu, Parag Ingale, Ashleigh Nicole, Finn Aetos, Ken Yie, Jacob Johnson, Karen VS Writes, Jason Kramer, Richard Lowenthal, Bex T., Lance S Pearce, Juacall Bernard, Vicky Hughes, Sean Kaye, BETTER EVERY DAY ✨🌈☀️, — Ahmad Butt, Easy Health.
Let’s explore the stories of the following writers who joined us recently. Please engage with their creative content meaningfully. Support and collaboration are wonderful acts on Medium. Some of them have already posted their first articles.
Bear Kosik, Lucinda Munro Cook, Riccardo Valle, Paul Delashaw, Mausami Dave, Sreya Satheesh, Kiana Curtis, tom, Andreea Cristea, James Gable, Debra Davis, Grace Laopradith, Kicki E Johansson, Notes from Aground, Joi Andreoli, LMFT, Innovative Mindset, Teddy Stevens, Sherry Truitt, J.C. Lovero, Ryan Boder, Mausami Dave, Burak Ciftci, Kim Witten, PhD, Amalina Davis, ASWIN K V, Denise Shelton, Okodestinyy, G. Bakshi, Chris Yanda, Kathy Minicozzi, Lucinda Munro Cook, Kartik Shankar, Jerome, Bear Kosik, Debra Davis, Riccardo Valle, Paul Delashaw, Trey Bates, Jeff Robbins, Scarlet, Isaac Osborne-Miller, Matt | Financial Imagineer, Karen Rosinger, Shubham Matta, Cosmin Nedelcu, Jayshree Gururaj, Sober at 40, Christopher M Bell, Canadian Coffee, Karen Brenchley, Karen Hart, Jennifer Thangavelu, Ishmael Picott, Janna Barrett, Howard, Zomakahle Xulu, Sakiba Z. Prioty, Ross Perkin, LeDavid Dwight, Michael L Umphrey, Dean Brooks, Garance Coggins, Hypatia, Mara Unkefer, Marco Pinto.
We remind all writers to review the updated photo handling policy as we still have problems.
Some writers couldn’t see publications in their profiles, so we added them again. We hope all writers can see them now. Sometimes glitches happen beyond our control. Sorry for the inconvenience!
We are sorry for the publishing delays. Some of our editors are unwell, and the ones on duty are doing their best to clear the backlog.
Onboarding Pack for New Writers
Thank you for joining our journey. We look forward to your interesting stories. Please review the attached onboarding pack before submitting your stories, as it includes helpful information to get you started quickly.
If you submit quality stories with captioned and copyright-free images, our editors can publish them faster. As a quick reminder, please particularly review the photo handling policy attached to the pack.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz, our chief editor and owner of Illumination Integration Publications, will send you an invitation to our Slack workspace via the email you registered in the application form.
Slack is a tool safer than social media, as editors moderate it. For more info about our publications, you may check Illumination Blog.
Joining Slack is optional and free for all members. Please contact Dr. Yildiz directly on Slack if you cannot see publications. Slack workspace has excellent benefits for writers. Currently, 14,500+ writers are members of Slack and collaborating in this moderated workspace.
Some applicants forgot to add their Medium ID when applying. Therefore, we couldn’t give them writer access.
If you see this message, please re-apply with a link to your Medium account or a link to one of your stories so that we can find you. Just your name is not enough, as multiple people have the same name.
Introducing your background in a story like the ones in this collection can help you gain more visibility. Readers enjoy reading writer bios to learn more about their background.
You may also check out great stories in our featured collection from the last three days. We believe you might find valuable and enjoyable pieces in the new and previous collections.
Writing Challenges and Prompts for Contributors
Our prolific contributors might consider joining these writing challenges to find new readers and increase their reading times.
Participating in these challenges might increase the chance of becoming a top writer in three months. Dr. Yildiz provided guidance on this opportunity.
Update on Featuring Contributors of ILLUMINATION
Collaboration and cross-pollination is our goal to bring writers and readers to one place. We are a diverse and inclusive reading and writing community on Medium. Our publications support 19,900 writers.
We offer additional support to our writers via Illumination Slack Workspace, where writers safely communicate and share story links. Currently, our Slack group has 14,800+ members. In addition, ILLUMINATION editors feature our writers and their content in the story and interview format.
Interviews with Writers
Dr Mehmet Yildiz, our chief editor, also interviews published authors and many writers contributing to our publications. You might check out interviewed writers in this collection.
Interviews with Writers of Medium
Links to Curated Collections
You may also check our curated collections posted by ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curator, and ILLUMINATION Amplifier.
Using various approaches and tools, our editors enjoy amplifying our writers’ informative, engaging, and exciting content.
Here are the previous collections of Illumination-Curated.
ILLUMINATION-Curator posted two outstanding collections from our publication Illumination-Curated for experienced writers.
We are grateful for the support of our volunteer editors investing their precious time to make our writers and readers happy.
Curated Collection #115, Curated Collection #113, Curated Collection #110, Curated Collection #107, Curated Collection #106, Curated Collection #105
Illumination Reading Club
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications created a reading club. All Medium members are invited. If you are not a writer for our publications yet, you may request via this weblink. We will be delighted to include you in this club.
Essential Guides for All Contributors
Helpful Resources for New Writers
Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
7 Tips for Freelance Writers Dealing with Chronic Stress Effectively
What I Learned After Publishing 1,010 And Reading 100,000 Stories
Editors Who Publish These Stories
These volunteer editors review and publish the stories in these collections. They are from various time zones donating their time to clear the publication queue daily.
Meet Dr Mehmet Yildiz — Dr Mehmet Yildiz Chief Editor and Owner
Meet Dr John Frederick Rose Dr John Frederick Rose
Meet Dr Preeti Singh — Dr. Preeti Singh
Meet Dr Michael HENG, PBM — Dr Michael Heng
Meet Arlo Hennings, PhD — Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
Meet Jennifer Geer — Jennifer Geer
Meet Bill Abbate — Bill Abbate
Meet Sufyan Maan — Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Meet Josh Balerite Acol — Josh Balerite Acol
Meet Maria Rattray — Maria Rattray
Meet Brooklyn Muse — Brooklyn Muse
Meeet Lawson Wallace — Lawson Wallace
Meet Michael Patanella — Michael Patanella
Meet John Cunningham — John Cunningham
Meet Neha Sandhir — Neha Sandhir S
Meet Julius L. Evans — Julius Evans
Meet Vidya Sury — Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
Meet Helen Müller — You, Me and Happiness
Meet Bryan Dijkhuizen Bryan Dijkhuizen
Meet Krishna V Chaudhary Krishna V Chaudhary
Meet Ntathu Allen — Ntathu Allen
Meet Aldric Chen — Aldric Chen
Meet Arthur G Hernandez Arthur G. Hernandez
Meet Kristina Segarra — Kristina Segarra
Meet Michael Nagy — Michael Nagy
Meet Sumera Rizwan — Sumera Rizwan
Meet Agnes Laurens — Agnes Laurens
Meet Britni Pepper — Britni Pepper
Meet Karen Madej — Karen Madej
Meet Chelsea Mandler — Chelsea Mandler MAT
Meet Kasey Harrington — Kasey Harrington
Meet Aamir Kamal — Aamir Kamal 🚀🚀🚀
Meet Steve Alexander (Alex) — The Wordsmith™🏳️🌈🇺🇸
Meet Carrie Alice Kelly Carrie
Editorial Profile of Dr Gabriella Korosi Dr. Gabriella Korosi
Meet Dr. Yogesh Haribhau Kulkarni PhD Yogesh Haribhau Kulkarni (PhD)
Meet Lilith Morningstaar, Meet Gregory Maidman,
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